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The “Tiranga”, or the Tricolor, has stood as a symbol of freedom ever since its adoption as the national flag of India by the constituent assembly in the year 1947. Some snapshots of its various depictions.

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An artist wears bangles in the colors of the national flag during a performance in Secunderabad in southern India in January.

Mr. Singh has been doing all the legwork to erect the monuments — from scouting sites in the states of Haryana, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh to sourcing the 3,500 square foot Indian flags from a specialty manufacturer in Mumbai.

Mr. Singh has also been busy promoting the Tricolor in other ways as chief executive of the non-profit Flag Foundation of India. Mr. Jindal set up that group after his victory in a 2004 Supreme Court case that gave all Indians the right to waive the flag on all days of the year. Read More »

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